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	September 28, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Ban Ki-moon joins leaders at UN to renew global commitments to end polio United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said eradicating polio is at the top of his second-term goals, and he expressed optimism about achieving it in the next few years. "We have reduced polio by 99% worldwide," Ban said during the UN General Assembly, and he called on leaders to help Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan eliminate the last remaining cases. Timothy E. Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, called it "the most important international meeting on polio eradication in the last 20 years." Google/The Associated Press (9/27), YouTube/VOAVideo (9/27)      Rwanda denies alleged helping DR Congo rebels  Susan Rice uses social media to improve outreach  Ban's Education First initiative is "unprecedented"  Zambezi dam projects don't account for climate  Islamists routed from last Somali stronghold  Social Good Summit sparks record-setting global conversation  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign Do you support #energy4all? Follow @KYumkella, UN Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All initiative http://ow.ly/e3SHQ" @UNFoundation "After three days of high octane, big name speeches, the fourth day of the General Debate comes as a bit of a time to take a breath. Today's line-up is short on Heads of State, but there are still plenty of Heads of Government and many voices that you won't get much opportunity to hear outside of the General Assembly." UN Dispatch Rwanda denies alleged helping DR Congo rebels Rwanda continued to deny that it has offered support to the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, without which international diplomats say the rebel group could otherwise be ousted. Presidents of both countries met Thursday during the United Nations General Assembly. Reuters (9/28), Google/Agence France-Presse (9/27)      Other News Ghanaian musician Rocky Dawuni is named clean cookstoves ambassador MyJoyOnline.com (Ghana)/Aquarian Music News (9/28)      Syria war crimes probe is extended as ex-ICC prosecutor joins inquiry Reuters (9/28)      China accuses Japan of violating sovereignty by buying East China Sea islets The Washington Post/The Associated Press (9/27)      Israel's Netanyahu literally draws red line on Iran nuclear issue Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (9/27)      Abbas pursues Palestinian role as UN non-member state Bloomberg (9/27)      Susan Rice uses social media to improve outreach Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, was once a social media doubter but has found that outlets such as Twitter force her to "distill messages to their very essence." Technology can help advance accountability and transparency between people and those in power, she said. Mashable (9/23)        Ban's Education First initiative is "unprecedented" The Education First initiative from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who attributes his successes to the transformative education he received in Korea, is "refreshing for its recognition of the role of teachers -- drawing attention to the need to create [2 million] new teaching positions, reprioritize training and professional development, and redignify the profession," writes David Archer. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (9/27)        Post-MDGs development agenda -- keeping it simple? The international community has begun to get down to details in identifying the global development agenda for after the Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. "We need a clear post-2015 development agenda -- an agenda with shared responsibilities for all countries, with the fight against poverty at the fore and sustainable development at the core," said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Guardian (London)/Povery Matters blog (9/25), AlertNet (9/26)      Other News Hand-held device detects malaria strains in 20 minutes The Times (Johannesburg)/AFP-Relaxnews (France) (9/28)      Zambezi dam projects don't account for climate Countries in southern Africa are building or planning massive dams on the Zambezi River without analyzing medium- to long-term risks of climate change, according to nongovernmental organization International Rivers. The river is expected to receive less rainfall and less water feeding into it in the coming years. IRINNews.org (9/26)      Arctic ice melt: Calamity for some, opportunity for others What will happen when sea ice melts completely during summers in the Arctic? No one knows for sure, but, while local villagers and wildlife are expected to experience greater snowfall, storms and winds, the world community is rushing to embrace economic opportunities from the exploitation of oil, gas and rare earth minerals. ScientificAmerican.com (9/24), The Economist (9/22), Al-Jazeera (9/20)        Other News Surge in great white shark attacks prompts rare Australia cull Reuters (9/27)      Up to 90% of trade in illegally logged timber run by cartels, report says AlertNet (9/27)      Study: African great ape habitat is disappearing BBC (9/28)      Islamists routed from last Somali stronghold The Kenyan military today reportedly captured the Somali port city of Kismayu, the last stronghold of al-Shabab Islamists. While rebels have vowed to adopt guerrilla tactics to continue their insurgency, Somalia and African Union officials are hoping that political change will cause popular support for al-Shabab to erode. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/28), Al-Jazeera (9/28)        Other News Anti-Islam filmmaker is arrested in U.S. for alleged parole violation BBC (9/28)      Zetas' "El Taliban" is apprehended in blow to Mexican drug cartel Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (9/27)      Switzerland ponders future without banking secrecy Spiegel Online (Germany) (9/25)      Social Good Summit sparks record-setting global conversation This year's Social Good Summit sparked a record-setting global conversation on using social media and technology for good. The summit united people participating online and in-person in nearly 300 cities, including New York, Beijing, and Nairobi. 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